Saturday, March 27, 2010

the test of grace

a friend recently commented that "the best friendships are those that stand the test of time."
i responded that "those friendships are wonderful indeed, but to me the best friendships are the ones that stand the test of grace."

i need grace.

too often my mouth takes off, spewing out words before i can catch them.

i'm working on self-control,
on mouth-control.

but in the meantime

i need grace.

i am a selfish creature. i like things my way.

i'm working on considering others before myself,
on trying things your way.

Grace is the most amazing word. Don't forget to offer yourself grace, too! It's already been given and paid for...nothing we can do to earn it, although it seldom keeps us from trying. Love you, friend!

About Me

I'm Denise Jones~ Michael's wife, Noah, Emilie, and Josie's mommy.
Jesus knows me this I love.
Praise is who I am, praise is what I do.
I love words: written, spoken, sung, lived.
I have a love/hate relationship with homeschooling.
I value time spent with a good friend.
I go nowhere without my lipstick!

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"By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us- set us right with him, make us fit for him- we have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus. And that's not all; We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his doors to us. We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might stand- out in the wide open spaces of God's grace and glory, standing tall and shouting praise."

"Even in childhood was implanted within me a trace of that mysterious unity from which I was derived" St. AugustineEverybody has to change or they expire. Everybody has to leave, leave their home and come back so they can love it again for all new reasons. I want to keep my soul fertile for the changes, so things keep getting born in me, so things keep dying when it is time for things to die. I want to keep walking away from the person I was a moment ago. Only a good story has a character that's different at the end than it was in the beginning.Through Painted Deserts -Donald Miller

"Our whole life was only given to us to advance us by great strides toward our heavenly country."Lancelot Andrews

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"So here's what I want you to do,God helping you:Take your everyday, ordinary life -your sleeping, eating, going-to-work,and walking-around life -and place it before God as an offering.Embracing what God does for youis the best thing you can do for him."